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[HanCinema's Digest] Culture Corner

Find out more about the history and future of K-pop, Korean 'concept' fashion finds footing in New York, hear from a North Korean defector about her journey South, and is South Korea heading for a crisis with their low birthrate?

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"South Korea's gender problem could lead to an existential crisis"

Is South Korea heading for a "dire economic" crisis given their dwindling birth rate? According to this report, the country may go nonexistent by 2750: "There's a lot of cultural momentum at work here. South Korea - which rose from being one of the poorest countries to one of the wealthiest - has one of the world's most extreme work cultures. Koreans work the third-longest hours of the OECD countries, and in the evenings it's expected that the whole team goes out to booze and bond, leaving little time to help out at home".

...READ ON TECH INSIDER

"Surfing the Korean Wave: How K-pop is taking over the world"

Harry Kim takes a close look at South Korea's K-pop industry and explains a little about its history, as well as its current popularity and future: "The rise of K-pop is reflected in the evolution of Korean cultural and economic identity. Ever since the end of the Korean War in 1953, South Korea has been obsessed with escaping poverty and proving to the world that the tiny nation can indeed rise from the rubble".

...READ ON THE McGill TRIBUNE

"'Concept Korea' fashion show held in New York"

South Korean culture has spread around the world and in various forms. From its music and movies to its food and fashion, South Korean culture has spread far and wide in the twenty-first century. Recently, the biannual "Concept Korea" fashion show kicked off in New York with the menswear in order to continue to promote Korea cultural and their sense of style; the womenswear will hit the ramp next Friday.

...READ ON THE KOREA HERALD

"HORRORS OF NORTH KOREA: Neighbors starve, teacher sells booze, family slighted over Chinese father"

This interview with a North Korean defector is part of an ongoing series that reveals the experiences of men and woman who have left the North seeking a better life. In this installment, they talk to a 32-year old woman who defected in 1998. "One family of seven or eight who lived in the same apartment all died within the span of a month. We could not help them because we were facing difficulties finding food for ourselves".

...READ ON THE ASAHI SHIMBUN

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